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Hi, I do not know if this is the right section, but since I should record an acoustic guitar I wanted to know if any of you have ever tried to use the SM58 without the capsule above (that unscrewing it can be disassembled.)

Honestly, I'm a little afraid that using the microphone without the protection capsule can be damaged. What do you think?
I have seen around that someone advises to remove that protection of the SM58 because using it without a capsule effectively becomes a SM57, which is more suitable for recording acoustic guitars for example.
Is this thing feasible without doing damage? What do you think about?

I know of people who do this. It's essentially the same mic. YouTube probably has videos on it.

I also know of well known producers and engineers who use an SM58 in place of a 57, with the capsule on, for guitars and the like. That said, an acoustic guitar isn't going to sound great through an SM57 or SM58.

Don't worry about damaging an SM58. Those things are built to be tossed on the ground, stomped on, swung around in the air, placed in front of a guitar amp turned up to 11, drooled on, pissed on, dunked in cocaine, etc., rock on!

Don't worry about damaging an SM58. Those things are built to be tossed on the ground, stomped on, swung around in the air, placed in front of a guitar amp turned up to 11, drooled on, pissed on, dunked in cocaine, etc., rock on!

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I've also seen this

I don't know if this video is reliable, but my question was if the mic would be robust also without the grill, and the answer I found is no, but you can use it without grill if you pay attention and don't hurt it etc.

I don't know if this video is reliable, but my question was if the mic would be robust also without the grill, and the answer I found is no, but you can use it without grill if you pay attention and don't hurt it etc.